Embry-Riddle at War: Aviation Training During World War II (Florida History and Culture Series) - Hardcover

University Press Of Florida

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813032997 ISBN 13: 9780813032993

Publisher: University Press of Florida, 2009

Synopsis

Key to the training of military pilots in World War II was the Miami-based Embry-Riddle Company, which cornered the professional aviation training market during the war years and became the standard for training pilots as well as instructors, mechanics, and aircraft factory workers.""Embry-Riddle at War"" is the first study of a civilian aviation school during World War II. Stephen Craft examines the myriad components of aeronautical training, the evolution of a civilian company contributing to the war effort, the experiences and lives of those who participated in the school, and the crucial part Florida played in the war.Craft mines archival sources and the rich treasure trove of personal memoirs produced by men who fought the greatest air war in history. Additionally, interviews with men and women who graduated from wartime Embry-Riddle bring the story to life with rich and telling detail.

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About the Author

Stephen G. Craft, associate professor of social science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is the author of V. K. Wellington Koo and the Emergence of Modern China.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813032997
• ISBN 13: 9780813032993
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288